The Station. An Antwerp Tale
by Alexandra Richardson.
The Antwerp railway station, which opened in 1905, is one of the world’s majestic eclectic public buildings.  Even with its impressive canopy, however, it is more than purely an architectural masterpiece.  And thus the U.S.-born writer Alexandra Richardson, who lives in London, set about weaving a tale centered around both real and fictional individuals who played their special roles in the creative process of erecting this iconic edifice.  From the forgotten years leading up to the all-shadowing Great War, the author etches a picture of those times through her various well written story lines. We now know better why a railway cathedral rose in this city along the river Scheldt, at the end of a lofty ‘walkway of city tracks.’ More importantly, though, why that railway hub immediately became a turning point for so many human fortunes. A educational story well written.
Graphic design Maud van Rossum, English language. ISBN/EAN 978-90-73280-017-5, paperback, 176 pages.